JPMorgan Chase & Co. Boosts Diploma (LON:DPLM) Price Target to GBX 4,420

Diploma (LON:DPLMGet Free Report) had its price target upped by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from GBX 4,370 ($53.49) to GBX 4,420 ($54.10) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 2.84% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,100 ($62.42) target price on shares of Diploma in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Shore Capital lowered shares of Diploma to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 4,567.50 ($55.91).

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Diploma Stock Up 5.3 %

DPLM stock opened at GBX 4,298 ($52.61) on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 4,997.67, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.69, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 2.27. Diploma has a one year low of GBX 3,200 ($39.17) and a one year high of GBX 4,653 ($56.95). The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 4,373.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 4,335.52.

Insider Buying and Selling at Diploma

In other news, insider Chris Davies purchased 3,917 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,280 ($52.39) per share, for a total transaction of £167,647.60 ($205,199.02). Also, insider Johnny Thomson sold 26,794 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,536 ($55.52), for a total transaction of £1,215,375.84 ($1,487,608.13). 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Diploma

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Diploma PLC, together with its subsidiaries, supplies specialized technical products and services in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through three business sectors: Life Sciences, Seals, and Controls. The Life Sciences sector supplies technology-enabled products used in surgical procedures in operating theatres and endoscopy; testing equipment and services for clinical laboratories; and bio-pharma, food safety and testing, and other research-oriented products.

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